Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	136% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Run History

Motherboard	Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121109
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '20 at 09:29
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770K-$175 165,979 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Memory 89.6 1-Core 108 2-Core 203 77% 133 Pts	4-Core 340 8-Core 537 54% 439 Pts	64-Core 544 34% 544 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2821 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Lighting 192 Reflection 213 Parallax 213 156% 206 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 188 Splatting 136 124% 153 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB 24,830 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 363GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 405 410 404 404 402 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 446 Mixed 281 SusWrite 406 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 63.3 4K Mixed 40.8 136% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 281 229% 326 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 119%
WD Re 2TB-$28 16,276 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01D01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 113 115 116 116 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 154 Write 139 Mixed 104 SusWrite 115 95% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1 232% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 83%
WD Re 2TB-$28 16,276 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01D01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 125 126 127 127 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	74% Very good	Read 131 Write 121 Mixed 108 SusWrite 126 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 8502 1333EL Series 029E CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 8502 1333EL Series 12GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	MC Read 18 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 15.6 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 16.8 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 51%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 34%

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Motherboard: Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z - $150

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	180x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	102x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	32x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	34x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	26x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	26x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	18x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	18x
BX500 240GBCrucial $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	17x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	19x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	10x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	9x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $666

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16